BUILDS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

builds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of build

as in constructs

to form by putting together parts or materials he spent hours building a model airplane from a kit

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builds

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noun

plural of build

as in shapes

the type of body that a person has has a slender build

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As populist pushback builds against the AI industry and data centers that power it, Republicans who have cheered the AI boom are scrambling to find a new identity as middle-ground pragmatists. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 These future Windows 11 features are already available in Insider builds. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 Unlike Zoox and Motional, both of which lease or partner for their vehicles, Tesla builds the car, writes the self-driving software, and now holds the commercial permit all under one roof. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Under automated generation, this debt can experience exponential growth as each new AI prompt builds upon the errors of previous iterations. — Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Everything builds towards the fateful New Year’s Eve concert at the Hollywood Palladium. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026 The playoffs look to be well out of the question for Kansas City in 2026, but as the club builds its roster with an eye toward the 2027/28 season, an upward trajectory is mandatory. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The pit crew in question builds the set at the start of each episode in seconds, with occasional appearances along the way as Rahma interviews Toyota Racing drivers. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 That sentence does not even look right on paper, let alone warrant a confusing 60-minute production that builds to a drag queen being shot. — Hannah Brueske, Twin Cities, 11 Aug. 2026

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Prices start at $25,950 for the base version, and options are all available individually so buyers can precisely custom-spec their builds. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026 With good cause, too, as the Kassam really does encapsulate so much of what English football lost amid the rush for new-builds that followed the Taylor Report into the 1989 disaster at Hillsborough, which claimed 97 lives. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Nine more franchises are in various stages of builds or renovations that will cost owners and taxpayers close to $20 billion. — Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 But done properly, with the right advice, buying a project can save you time and money, and get you afloat while your friends who ordered new builds are still arguing with their designer about door handles. — Benjamin Maltby, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Interesting Engineering has previously covered Stanton’s amazing builds, so a projectile travelling at supersonic speeds definitely deserves a piece, especially when powered by a siege weapon built for medieval times. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 Unlike other recent builds, Buffalo opted against a dome, turning instead to a canopy structure designed to shelter two-thirds of the seats from weather and accentuate fan noise while keeping the elements a factor. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The designers also expanded the show’s scope far beyond New Mexico, using the Canary Islands, Albuquerque backlots and elaborate builds to stand in for locations ranging from Peru to Morocco. — Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Texas Tornado marked the company’s first-ever coaster, while their last of seven total builds opened in 1996. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

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Before conscious reasoning has a chance to engage, the brain often constructs an elaborate threat narrative.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
However, environmental and geopolitical concerns remain high as China constructs a massive 60-gigawatt dam downstream in Medog County.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

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The Progress center assembles the workhorse vehicle for Russia, the Soyuz-2 vehicle, as well as the newer Soyuz-5 rocket.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026
Scott Winans, center, of Palisade Cycle & Shuttle and the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, supports a beam as a small crew assembles the first parts of a memorial shelter on the Palisade Plunge cycling trail in November 2025.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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Team-mate Mbaye has also been discussed this summer but senior Liverpool figures insist their interest has only been exploratory to date and strongly dismissed suggestions that personal terms have already been agreed with the 18-year-old.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The past year has seen the first prosecutions of soldiers and military figures using classified knowledge to make money on these prediction markets.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026

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Edstrom is big and fast, competes hard, and creates a lot of offense in the high-percentage areas.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
While enabling wider adoption, this creates a provenance gap, as consistency and accountability in these conversions remain inconsistent.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of creates

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The role turned Ritchson into a household name, and his willingness to discuss what the transformation cost him is reshaping how audiences talk about male body image, hormone therapy and Hollywood physiques.

— Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026
The Westminster Christian grad, 50, has long been linked to women who take serious care of their physiques.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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That makes the world a more dangerous place, where a mistake by just one actor could ignite a regional firestorm, with a US military weakened by Iran unable to ensure American security.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
His last win came against Sodiq Yusuff in October 2023, and this loss makes four in a row.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of makes

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Among the deadliest forms of skin cancer, melanoma starts in melanocytes, the cells that give the skin its color.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The king’s openness in talking about his diagnosis has been credited with persuading more men to be tested for prostate cancer and other forms of the disease.

— Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

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